The New Zealand Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1986. Former captains of the team include Stephen Fleming, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum, and Ross Taylor
New Zealand's coach for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup is Paul Wiseman. Previous coaches have included Robert Carter (appointed 2014)Carter to take up high-performance role and Mark Greatbatch (appointed 2001).Cricket: NZ team announced for U19 World Cup
New Zealand's best World Cup result occurred at the 1998 event in South Africa, where they lost to England in the final by seven wickets.
Tournament history A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within New Zealand +Key Champions Runners-up Semi-finals
Under-19 World Cup record New Zealand's U19 World Cup recordYear Result 1988 First round 7th 8 7 2 5 0 0 1998 Runners Up 2nd 16 7 4 3 0 0 2000 Second round 7th 16 6 1 4 0 1 2002 Second round 6th 16 6 3 2 0 1 2004 Second round 8th 16 6 2 4 0 0 2006 First round 10th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2008 Semi-finals 4th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2010 Second round 7th 16 6 4 2 0 0 2012 Semi-finals 4th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2014 First round 10th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2016 First round 12th 16 6 2 4 0 0 2018 Second round 8th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2020 Semi-finals 4th 16 6 2 2 0 2 2022 Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic 2024 Second round10th1652300 2026 Second round9th1650302Total90374706
References
Under-19 World Cup 2014 Squad